How to Enable or Disable Copilot Chat Saving in Windows 11
This guide shows you how to control whether Windows 11 saves your Copilot chats. Here’s how to turn that feature on or off.
Open Copilot, click your profile icon, select Settings, then Chat. Check or uncheck “Automatically save chats” to enable or disable chat saving and history syncing across devices.
Why use this feature?
Copilot chat saving in Windows 11 lets you keep a record of your AI conversations. This makes past chats accessible on any device you’re signed into.
What happens when you are done?
When you change your Copilot chat saving settings in Windows 11, you choose if your past conversations are stored in your account or if they stop being saved. This setting controls whether your chat history is kept or deleted after you’re done using Copilot.
Copilot acts like a chatbot. Open it by clicking its icon or using the Windows key + C shortcut. Recent updates have improved Copilot, making it feel more like a regular app. You can now move and resize its window, and it’s conveniently pinned to your Taskbar for easy access.
How to change your chat saving settings
It’s simple to change your Copilot chat saving settings in Windows 11 directly from the app. You can quickly turn saving on or off by opening Copilot and going to its Settings menu to make your choice.
- First, open the Copilot app.
- Click your profile picture or the “Sign in” icon at the top right corner of the Copilot window.
- Select Settings from the menu.
- Click on Chat.
On the Chat settings page, you will see a box labeled “Automatically save chats.”
- To turn it on: Check the box .
- To turn it off: Uncheck the box .
And that’s it!
Summary
By default, Copilot chat saving in Windows 11 lets you see past conversations on any device. However, you can turn it off for privacy.
Does Microsoft Copilot save your chats?
If you are signed in, Copilot will remember past conversations, let you access them, and pick up where you left off. Copilot retains the last 18 months of interactions in your conversation history.
Where are Copilot Chat files stored?
Entire files uploaded into Copilot Chat (uploaded files are stored in a user's OneDrive for Business as part of enterprise data protection)
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